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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1966

Page

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Humphrey Offers 100 Million Loan To India

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey proposed a 100 million dollar loan to India to speed raw material import and accelerate industry at half capacity. The offer does not resume long term aid halted during the Pakistan war. Pakistan will receive 50 million for commodities. Gandhi visits Washington next month as talks with Johnson follow.

Humphrey New Delhi India Hubert H. Humphrey U. S Ameri Pakistan Indira Gandhi Washington Johnson United States Mrs. Gandhi Hum Karachi Kashmir Sachindra Chudhuri Chidambaram

Taylor Sees Viet Nam War as World War I I Domino

General Maxwell D. Taylor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that U S action in South Vietnam has global impact and aims to destroy the myth of invincibility for Communist subversion He urged continued bombing of North Vietnam at a controlled rate and warned against escalation toward nuclear conflict.

Washington Maxwell D. Taylor United States Viet Nam Senate Foreign Relations Committee Johnson South Viet Nam U. S Hanoi Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Fulbright Congress South China Senate Albert Gore D-Tenn Sen Foreign Relations Committee Gore Athens Senate Foreign Relation Committee Ohio University Memorial Auditorium

Allies Score In White Wing Drive North of Saigon

Allied and South Korean forces pushed on with Operation White Wing 300 miles north of Saigon, claiming 80 Viet Cong killed in four sectors. Viet Cong mines near the joint general staff headquarters killed 12 Vietnamese and wounded 60. US air units flew 27 missions against bridges and storage areas as weather limited damage assessment.

Saigon U. S Joint General Staff Viet Nam U. S. Air Force Navy Vinh Dong Hoi Dien Bien Phu

Soviet charge at disarmament conference cites bomber flights

At a 17 nation disarmament meeting the Soviet government accused the United States of violating the 1963 partial test ban treaty with bomber flights carrying nuclear arms. No threat to pull out of the pact was issued and no reply came from the American delegation.

Johnson Honolulu U. S William Porter Geneva

Southwest Athens hill chosen for new reservoir

The Messenger notes a Southwest Athens hill was selected as the site for a forthcoming reservoir. Details on the project scope and timeline are pending city planning updates.

Athens Hill

Maritime unions ponder foreign ship boycott in Miami Beach

In Miami Beach AFL CIO Maritime Trades delegates weigh a boycott targeting ships from nations that trade with North Viet Nam. The ILA may refuse to load such vessels, potentially barring hundreds of foreign ships from U S ports and drawing support from 28 unions. Cincinnati IRS reports tax refunds totaling 337527.11 for Southern Ohioans.

Miami Beach Great Britain France Norway Italy Greece United Arab Republic Viet Nam ILA Thomas W. Gleason Gleason North Viet Nam Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service

Economy Feels Viet War Impact Across Sectors

New York reports the Viet Nam war affecting the U S economy with inflation risks, labor and material shortages, and transportation pressures. Government and business liaison increases as defense orders raise activity in aircraft and military supplies while civilian factories run near capacity. A separate note describes a Valentine gift booby trap injuring two sisters in Birmingham.

New York Viet Nam North

Regents Study Regional Center Revisions for Ohio Research

Ohio Board of Regents will weigh revised plans to abandon five joint regional tower centers and instead fund campus by campus centers. Chancellor Millett urges focus on state industry needs with Toledo University highlighted for glass issues and Bowling Green for rural agriculture facilities in Wood County.

Columbus Ohio Board of Regents Ohio John D. Millett Millett Toledo University Toledo Bowling Green Wood County

Dominica Strike Ends with Banished Officers

Dominican Republic labor leaders end a general strike after President Hector Garcia Godoy vows to send two top military officers abroad. He warns workers could lose jobs if they do not resume work and orders police to reopen Santo Domingo port and airport. The strike followed police violence during a student demonstration that left several dead.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Hector Garcia - Godoy

Ohio flood fades as two teens drown near Ironton

Ohio River flood nears crest with 53.5 feet forecast at Cincinnati as colder weather ends rain. Theresa M. Littlejohn 17 and Hayes F. Kimble 19 drowned after their rowboat overturned near Redman's Lake in Ironton. Frank E. Littlejohn 19 survived. Rescue efforts also saved Jeff Perkins 12 after falling from a raft near Dayton, Kentucky. Portsmouth and other towns brace for crest readings around 52 feet with damage already minor.

Cincinnati Ohio Ironton Theresa M Littlejohn Hayes F. Kimble Redman’s Lake Frank E. Littlejohn Dayton Dav Plavsic Jeff Perkins Portsmouth Middleport - Pomeroy Marietta

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